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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-09
The Neck Of the Giraffe.

Good Words: In spite of its enor-
nous length it only possesses the seven
verteb@ which are common to nearly
all the mammals. In consequence it
is neaalT as infiexible as q wooden bar
of equal length, SO that the many pretty
pictures which represent giraffe cury-
ing their necks gracefully, after the
manner of swans, arc ludicrously
work. But" said the directors, ..if
it had so long and inflexible neck it
could not Craze, and being ruminant
animal, would die of hunger It is
quite true that it can not Craze. 1t
IAN only lower its head near the ground
by spreading its forelegs as widely as
possible and drawing its hind legs
under them, thus presenting most
ludicrus aspect. In its native stale it
never, so far as know. even attempts
to lower its lead to the ground. but in
captivity it can be induced to do so by
laying on the ground large lump Of
sugar, of which it is Unfortunately fond.
The fact is that it is intended to Craze,
not on the ground, but on the leaves
of trees. The acacia, or mimosa, is
its favorite tree, and the Dutch colonists
have in consequence called the acacia
by the name Of .skameel dorm ii. e.,
camel thorn, they invariably giving
the name Of ..samel' to the giraffe. This
mode of feeding involves another
anomalous structure. This is the
tongue on which the giraffe is almost
as much dependent as is the elephant
on It's probocis. 1t is possessed Of won
derful powers of extension and con-
traction, and can be narrowed until it
almost resembles the corresponding or
gan Of the anteater. The peculiar
powers of the tonzue can well be seen
when the animal takes the sugar from
the ground it does not attempt to seize
the sugar with it's lips, but protrudes
its tongue to its fullest extent twists
the narrowed tip around the sugar,
and SO draws the coveted dainty into
is mouth. When il feeds on the trees
It picks of leaf after leaf quite daintily,
selecting those which are most to its
taste.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-09
The cycle for military Purposes.

Mounted infantry suffer in any case
under many disadvantages as an eff
fectiye force; one-third of the number
must be left to take care of the horses,
and the remaining two-thirds are ham
pered by the necessity of keeping with
in a certain distance of their animals,
while the horses themselves form con-
spicuous mark for the enemies artil-
lery. Compare mounted infantry
under these conditions with similar
number of men mounted upon cycles.
More inconspicuous and more silent,
the cycle soldiers could advance with
equal rapidity and ease, and the ma
chimes, stacked in pairs or thrown
i'm the grass or under trees or hedges,
would be quite invisible at very
short distance, and, even if seen, much
less easily damaged than q similar
number Of horses. The whole of the
men would then be available for the
ordinary work of infantry, thus adding
one-third to the effective strength of
the detachment. Such bodies of cycle
soldiers, drawn from among the
Lieut.. Col. Savile recently suggested,
possess a special value in the field.
As scouts, the cycle soldiers would again
have many points in their favor.
When compared with infantry, they
would be decidedly superior in speed,
while, should occasion arise, the cy-
clist could drop his machine in its
tracks and act entirely as an infantry
man. When keeping touch over q
wide stretch of country the extra pace
attainable by the light-riding scout
would be of immense advantage. As
compared with the cavalry scout the
cycle-mounted soldier would possess
many important recommendations;
he would be much less conspicuous
than the cavalryman, not inferior to
HIM in speed, much more independent
of his mount should it be at any time
necessary for him to operate on foot,
while his progress would be more
silent, especially at high speeds. Be
hind the fighting line the cyclist would
be found very useful. Message carry
ing, as was remarked at recent dis
cussion on these points, is poor work
for cavalry soldier; valuable horses
are wearied, and useful soldiers sent
away on duties which could be at least
as effectively rendered by an average
cyclist, and proper trained and or
ganized body Of cycling messengers
would, feel, show a much higher
average Of speed. Longnaan's Maya.
Sifse.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-09
Women aud Business,

Milwaukee Wisconsin: Two street
car conductors temporarily off duty,
lately rode down town; and as they
rode they talked in tone to be unavoid-
ably overheard somewhat as follows:
.sOn single Sunday morning sew
eral weeks ago." said No. 1, l paid
thirty-fve cents in fares out of my
pocket for women who ride every day
and who on that morning in their
hurry to get to church, had left their
money at home. Not one of them has
ever paid me the nickel she borrowed;
and now, when any woman wants me
to wait until next time, / stop the car
and she gets off. can't afford no po-
likeness with them.
fright you are every time about the
women" volunteered No. 2; shut
there's more than one man on this line
who has asked me to pass his fare one
day and has given me quarter the
next day. The men who borrow
always pay. The women who borrow
don't pay"
And both agreed in this final sum-
ming of the talk that had been held.
The conductors were probably truth
full in their statements of facts; they
had no object in being untruthful to
each other. As to how far their gen.
eral inference concerning women as a
class and men as a class is correct,
opinions will differ.
No one will believe that women have
less honesty of intention than men. No
one will suppose that any one of the
women to whom the thirty-five cents
were loaned really meant to cheat the
conductor. But, though not dishonest
in intention more than the men, those
women are really more dishonest, if
consequences only be considered, than
are the men. The conductor is swim
died; and his loss is not lessened be-
cause of lack of deliberate and formed
purpose to swindle.
The difference in men and women
which this street car incident illus
trates, is matter of education rather
than morality. 1t is a funda-
mental rule of successful
business life to do as one
agrees; and no business man suffers in
actual reputation more than he who has
name for failure to keep his promises.
Thus to meet his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tant or triflng being essential to the
success of the man, becomes habit of
his life.
The woman who fails to keep her
agreements, business or otherwise,
does not lack in moral fneness, SO
much as she lacks full appreciation Of
what any contract really is. She is
thoughtless and careless; and her
thoughtlessness and carelessness in
business, measured by the rigid rule of
business practice, are set down as dis
honesty.
And the woman, however well inten
toned, who fails IN any relation of life
to do as she agrees, cannot much COM
Main at this
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-09
The Man II tIle Moon.

Do You remember the clouds in the shy.
And the man ia the moon peepinE through.
How he winked ut d star with twiuklinR eye
The night was whispering to your
The music and chorus CT insect bands
Chirping vcspers TO valley and hill. 81
The SOFT tender clasp of two trembling
hands, fS
Do they live in your memory still?
The summer has gone, and the bat lies hid
That was watching the moment OF bliss.
When YOU asked me to tell what 1t was Katy
And sfenced your lips with kiss.
The sad willow weeps, the oak signs and
grieves,
For the voices that then filled the air,
And storms hurl mountain Of autumn dead
leaves
Ger my hopes, lying tomb'd in despair.
The man in the moon has gone to his rest,
And our star sheds no twinkle of light;
The clouds, like apaIl, overshadow my breast,
And my loye-dream has ended in night.
Outing.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-09

scalioer tells Of q parrot which init
fated the calls used in the dances ~
the Savoyards and repeated parts of
their songs.
Monault, Frenchmal Of Science,
tells of 4 famous parrot, for when
Cardinal Bossa paid 100 gold crowns
because he recitcd without bluntler
the apostles creed and chanted the
magnificat correctly:
Jacques Brnnot b French writer.
tells Of an African parrot who danced
as lie had seen the people do, repeating
is be did SO the words of their song:
"A little stepI A little jump lon.
Ionl''
The story Is recorded in English
anecdotal collections, II not in grave
histories, that parrot belonging TO
Horny VIII. once fell in the Thames
and summoned passers by to the rescue
by calling out: !" Helpl helpl
An Indian parrot was deprived OF
its mistress by death. It refused %
cat, and called ont repeatedly: Where
is MADAME Where is MADAME One
of the friends of tho family, an elderly
major, once patronized the parrot BY
saying to him: Jump on your perch.
Jacko. there's good bird; jump on
your porchp" Jacko looked at him
an instant, contemptuously, and then
exclaimed: Jump on the perch,
major, jump on the perch!'
Brehnl, the author Of q German
work called The History OF Animals,
affirms that parrots of the more in
telligent Indian and African varieties
have not only been taught many
phrases which they repeat by rote. but
that they have come to understand the
meaning OF what they say, and use
words independently in their proper
senses. He cites the case Of an East
Indian parrot who learned a large
number Of Dutch words in his native
country. Brought to Europe, he
learned number of German and
French words in succession. He asked
for water, for food, for play things, and
for chance to get out Of his cage,
which was regularly allowed him. Ho
did not always use the German word
for what he wanted in speaking to
Germans, but sometimes substituted
the Dutch words, in their proper sem
SEES. No doubt good many of his
native screeches and jabberings were
put down as Dutch" by his German
masters.
The French traveller, La Barre. a
very serious and careful writer, tells Q
singular story of an African parrot
called Chrysostom by the sailors on
board vessel which brought lie Barre
from Senegal to France. Chrysostom
had belonged to the chaplain of the
ship, who had taught him prayer or
two and portion of the liturgy. On
the voyage the chaplain died, and the
bird continued to repeat the prayer
that had been taught him. The sailors
bestowed upon the parrot the name OF
.sthe chaplain" and knelt about his
cage in reverent manner when tho
bird repeated his prayer. There is an
other. and an unpleasant side to this
picture, however, in the fact that ''the
chaplain" learned some Of the sailors
oatlis and added them to his liturgy.
He also learned to call himself by the
title of ..thc chaplain and made such
speeches as this: Had your breakfast,
Mr.. Chaplain? Oh, yes, oh, yes. Mr..
Chaplain wants cracker. Yes, yes
for the chaplain. Amen!"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-09

a nugget of gold weighing 1856
Dances and 5 psnnyweights was re-
Gently found near Breckenridge. It is
worth as q specimen close to 81, 900.
II is said to be the largest lumpof gold
ever found in California, but one al
most. if not quite as large. was taken
from the Little Annie mine In Summit
district, Rio Grande County, late in
1876 Australia produced the largest
nugget of gold ever discovered. IT
weighed 1876 pounds, and was found at
Ballarat. near Geelong.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-09
~
Ivy.
friend FOR eyil DAYS. and show

Thou art q friend for eyil days, and show
Thyself most constantly when the summer
crowd
Hos shrunk away till softer breeZes blow.
Exultingly thou shakest or the snow.
Emerging boldly from the cold white
shroud,
With beauty unimpaired, a conqueror
proud.
A daring climber thou, and yet the low
Unsightly things of earth thou seekest out
TO wave thy graceful tendrils round about.
Brave, faithful ivy! would learn from thee
Amid life. Ills invincible to be:
And in this tangled coil where III see,
Be mine to veil II with sweet charity.
--Oufver
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-09

Maxwell. who murdered Preller in
81 Louis. wasphotograp pied IN a great
many positions, among which was that
Of an oafsman with All oar III one hand
snd afiyer scene IN the background.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-09

Jones Bnt, my dear Sir. how can
you provo that its not my nmbrellaP
Smith By the man who lena il. Is me
8 year ago. It'd. Bits.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-09

collectors and storers of honey, SO the
sting has double function-it is a
weapon and a pickler.
An association is about to be formed
in Sullivan county, New York, with
headquarters at Cochecton, to be
known as the Empire Sheep and Land
Company of North America, with a
capital stock of $25. 1000. The object Of
the proposed company is to clear up
the former timber lands of Sullivan,
Delaware, and surrounding counties,
in the state of New York, and to seed
them down in permanent grasses in
order to breed sheep of a superior
quality for both wool and mutton.
Large tracts Of land can be had in
these mountains at very low cost.
The land and sheep will be directly
under the care of local boards with the
assistance Of experienced shepherds.
Prot. Lazenby, Of Columbus. o., APP
proves Of soft soap wash for trees. He
says: ~ am acquainted with an
orchard of fifteen apple trees, now 26
years old, that has been regularly and
Systematically treated to a wash of
soft soap about May 20 and again June
20 each year. Less than half a dozen
borers have been found In this orchard.
and the trees are all In d thrifty, yigor-
Gus condition. Iii the neighboring
orchards, where this precantion has
not been taken, the trees have been
killed by scores, while many that re-
main are SO much injured as to be
worthless. Lye is sometimes used in
the place of soap, but the latter Is a
much more effective preventive. It
can be readily applied with an old
broom. Besides mixing the tree OBJ
noxious to the borer, tile soap keeps
the bark in . healthy condition.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23
SOM LEES
Chinese Laundry
NOTICE to CREDITORS.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
IN the subscriber, has obtained from
the Orphans Court of Anne Arundel coun-
ty, in Maryland, letters Of administration
on the personal estate of James w. Hoi-
land. late of Anne Arundel county, de-
ceased. All persons having claims against
the said deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers there
of, to the subscriber, on or before the
cath day of September, 1887.
They may otherwise, by law, be exclud-
ed from all benefit of the said estate. All
persons indebted to said estate are request
ed to make immediate payment
Given under my hand this 22nd day or
March, 1887.
G. A. Dubois, Administrator.
322 Annapolis, Nd.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the
last seven days, as reported to r.
G.. Dun & Co., of the mercantile
agency, to date, number for the
United States III, and for Canada
29pOr total of 1919, as against a
total Us last week, 223 the week
previous to the last, and 1914 for the
corresponding week Of last year. No
failures of consequence occurred in
New York City, and in the + ern
and Middle States generally -
casualties are light and unimI q.
ant.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

Coin is accumulating so rapidly
in the Government vaults at Wash.
ington that the authorities have
difficulty in providing storage for it.
Since this fact was made public,
mem bers of Congress who were OPP
posed to an extra session of Con-
gress have withdrawn their obiec-
tions.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

! ONE of the beauties of the Chinese
Cfvn> Service examinations as prac-
tised under this administration, has
Just developed by the success of an
insane mau8 in securing the response
BILE appointment of money order
clerk IN the New York postoffice.
The man had escaped from an in.
sane asylum, answered all the school.
boy questions, and was placed in Of
fee under the rules. He was ''mad
as a March hare"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

The SupremesC Court Of Tennessee
has decided that druggistssare liable
for the retail liquor tax eventhough
they sell liquor for medicinal ptir-
poses only. The effect Of such a
decision will undoubtedly be to
make druggists a good deal less in
quisitive to man who comes in and
wants to drink gill >efrsw
toTelieve anaacki1g corn or
brniseon bis heel.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

via A,as
HEADQUARTERS I. 5. NJ,
W QUARrERMAsrERr' : ~ c,,.
WASHINGTON, b. c. G. N ma
NEALED Proposals
- will be received 5I' ~, n
o clock NJ Of the Srj / S ia.' o,g
Tor furnishing RATIoSy'Sy o. ~
o clock NJ, Of the Am N., and
ing FUEL, to the init, ny! 10 &
at one or more of the fo IN S,aIs !
from the LIST July. I'M, 's
June, 1888, viz; Portsmoon',,,,' :, Y.
lestown, Mass, BrookIyp nv n I, \
P M9 and am League Island : p J. /
Md Washington, b. { = 4
PENSACOLA Fla, and Man, I ...l'
specifications and blank ' n.'.
be obtained upon appjca,,9..' t
the stations named above a.
OF the Quartermasler. Wasb;.
ana Assistant Quartermasts',r,'. Y.
Snd Street PhiladeIphls ;.
Sansome Street, San Frame
sealed proposals will a,so (.
at this office until u o'clorE i,
day of May next for fp,. :
lilies, consisting of CIoG.
Flannels, Blankets, Hats n.
tary Stores, BroomN Brusbr i.
to be delivered at the\olBce J, y :
tant Quartermasler, Rai.a5a.c.
Tree oil expense TO the United w.
Schedules, with speciirsti,..
supplies required, can he NJ
the standard samples seen , q,
OF the QuartermaSter. Wa,biDs
Assistant Quartetmaster, ~
south I'd Street PhiIadclpbs n
6l5 Sansome Street, san Frarr....'
and at the Marine Barracks ~
! Y, and Boston. Mass. 1--WE
\Bl2nk forms of proposal, or3 i.
nation can be had by appIyIpsa.
the placeNn8Qmed above
This office rcSeryes the dsA
any and all bids ND to war
bids from manufacture
dealers of, supplies run
cred. ltlmS
Proposals may be mao
articles, deliverable at on1iu
tons, and will be consider
Tor each article and place N
They should be Endorsed -
Nations, Full, or Military Sag5T
the case may be, aud addressed h
II. b. Lowry, Quarlcrmas.rr \
Corps, Washington, d. {.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

Ex-Gov. HAMILTON in his big
speech at Frederick yesterday, said:
"The Congress just adjourned was
rotten on the tariff, the currency,
and nearly everything" Oh! Gov
ernor, you naughty man-how could
you!
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

THE majority of the absconding
defaulting officials of the United
States, now sheltered in Canada
from arrest, are living in abject
poverty. The people il the cities
where these men reside, where they
know them as thieves, show them
no countenance, neither employing
them in work or patronizing them
in business.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

A gentle zephyr passed over a
part of countyin MISSOURI, killing
several persons, destroying a num-
Der of houses, and trees were torn up
by the roots.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

Mr.. ROBERT GARRETT has re-
turned to Baltimore and is still 81
lent as a clam on railroad matters.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

NEGRO MINISTRIES is on the decline.
The reason is plain. So long as ne
gro minstrelS honestly tried to pro-
tray the characteristics of the negro
their performances were amusing,
entertaining and sometimes pathetic.
When negro minstrelsy degenerated
into low burlesque and cheap come
DIV, it became dismal bore. The
plantation song has been dropped
for the sickly ballad, and the old
time darkey has passed off the stage
to give place to the cork-smeared
dude. It is no wonder that the peo-
pie are shooting the modern min
strel show.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

Take your Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry
for repairs to J. SMITH, 46 Maryland
Avenue. Satisfaction guaranteed or mon.
ey refunded.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

IT is a well ascertained fact that
nine out Of every ten invalids who
cote Florida for relief from organic
disease contracted in the porth, or
that is inherent in the patient, die
from its effects, precisely as they do
when they remain at home. The
climate in which sick people are ac-
custoned to live, is that in which
their Ssease can be most successful
ly treated, in the judgment of COM
mon sense physicians.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

We stated in the CAPITAL some
days ago, that fortune awaited the
genius who could manufacture a
basket at so small a cost that peach
growers could afford to give them
away with their fruit. The man has
been found, and he is now turning
out $4,000 daily. They are made of
paper and cost four cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

NOTHING excites more interek t in
a Western community nowa days
than the spectacle of "a statesman
walking up to the passenger agent
in railway station, calling for
ticket to Washington and planking
down the money for it like little
man. Every time it is done it adds
new firmness to the faith of those
who believe that the millennium is
banging along in this direction.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

er-rhis paper has "a larger bona lis 1T !.
cuIafIon than all thepapers IN the Sity Va
Annapolis Combined.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-23

SATURDAY, April %. 1887.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13

decided preference for relief effects.
There are also manufactured Wat
teau and Pompadour summer silks,
and fine satin brocades lowered over
with half blown roses and buds, pan
sizes, four o'clocks, sweet pea bios
SONS, sprays of pink and white haw-
thorn, azalea blooms and apple bios
SONS and foliage. Cashmeres OF the
most exquisitely fine texture have
also small designs upon them woven
in tinted silks.
AMONG the long wraps for summer
wear at fashionable watering places
are French pelisses of black lace, with
richly beaded yokes, with jetted band
starting from these yokes, and going
down the back as far as the belt:
These are called "beaded suspenders." "
Black lace bodices in Jersey style. are
new, with unlined sleeves OF the lace,
and superb vest, turn over cuffs anu
wide Charles TX. collar of white lace,
in duchess, real Irish point or some
other expensive. variety. Sometimes
the style is reversed, and the jersey Is
cream white lace or net, with acces-
SORES in thread, marquis or black
Spanish guipure.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13
A Pleasant Way to Begin.

Some little time ago young lady
who had been teaching class OF half
grown girls in the Sunday school OF
DR.. BIS church, Brooklyn, was
called away from the city, rendering it
necessary to fill her place. The super
intendent decided to request one Of
the young gentlemen OF the congrega-
tion to take the class. 1t so happen
ed that the young man upon whom fell
the superintendent choice was ex-
ceedingly bashful. Thetwo gentlemen
appeared upon the little platform, and
the uperintendent began: "Young
ladies, / wish to introduce to you Mr..
C, who will in future be your teach
er. l would like to have you tell him
what your former teacher did, so that
he can 60 right ON in the same way"
Immediately a demure miss of IA
years arose and said: "The first thing
our teacher always did was to kiss us
all around"